Gunmen Kill Pakistan Party Official

By

Saeed Shah

Updated May 19, 2013 1:58 a.m. ET

ISLAMABAD—A senior official of a leading Pakistani political party was gunned down late Saturday outside her home in Karachi, officials said, just hours ahead of re-polling that was ordered in her area following allegations of fraud in the national election a week ago.

Zahra Shahid Hussain was a founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, led by former cricket star Imran Khan. PTI, which became a national political force following the May 11 election, is challenging the political dominance of Karachi, Pakistan's...